Being young is tough, especially if you're Black, Latino, Arab or Asian. In a city like Montreal, you can get targeted and treated as a criminal for no good reason. Zero Tolerance reveals how deep seated prejudice can be. On one side are the city's young people, and on the other, its police force. Two worlds, two visions. Yet one of these groups is a minority, while the other wields real power. One has no voice, while the other makes life-and-death decisions.

When a policy of zero tolerance to crime masks an intolerance to young people of colour, the delicate balance between order and personal freedom is upset. A blend of cinéma vérité and personal testimonies, this hard-hitting film will broaden your mind and change your way of thinking. In French with English sub-titles.


Participation
Maurice Chalom
Badr Zouine
Junior Damas
Rafaël Perez
Liuma Michelet
Tricia Henry
Yacine Belhadj
José Sermeno
Camilo Roumer
Marie-Célie Agnant
John Dalzell
Perry Calpeto
Joan Quicano
Ronald Lemus
Paulo Andrade
Stanley Thomas
Carlos Villanueva
Bruno Andrade
Manuel Morga
Alexandre Popovic
Roderick Carreon
Gladys Charmant
Fady Dagher
Florence Darius
Edouard Anglade
Robert Milord
Éric La Penna
Nourredine Elmzem
Laurent Lisio
P.L. Bouchard
Joseph Rosemond
Jean-Ernest Célestin
Jean-Pierre Auger
Estelle Landry
Luc Demers
Jean Pendelton
Amir El Alfy
Georges Lamirande

Research
Michka Saäl

Script
Michka Saäl

Direction
Michka Saäl

Producer
Yves Bisaillon

Director of photography
Sylvestre Guidi

Sound
Pierre Bertrand

Editing
Michel Giroux

Sound editing
Francine Poirier

Sound editing - assistance
Olivier Calvert
Anton Fischlin

Assistant director
Jelena Popovic

Production manager
Jelena Popovic

Gaffer
Robert Courtemanche

Script consultant
Bruno Baillargeon

Additional camera
Alfonso Maiorana
Vincent Chimisso
Ali Reggab
Bruno Baillargeon
Jelena Popovic

Camera assistant
François Tessier

Additional editing
Jelena Popovic

Additional sound
François Guérin
Dimitri Médard
Marco Fania
Juan Gutierrez
Jean-Denis Daoust

Additional gaffer
Bob McKenna

Researcher
Nathalie St-Pierre

Stills photography
Patrice Cohen
Alain Tremblay

Foley artist
Lise Wedlock

Foley assistant
Geneviève Lapointe

Original music
La Main Froide

Translation
Christine York

Subtitles
Christine York

Technical support - editing
Danielle Raymond
Ochelle Greenidge
Martine Forget

On-line editing
Sylvain Desbiens
Denis Gathelier

Re-recording
Serge Boivin

Computer graphics
Louise Overy

Titles
Louise Overy

Title graphics
Stack

Archival research
Ginette Lavigne

Marketing officer
David Boisclair

Administrator
Denise DesLauriers

Administrative staff
Hélène Regimbal
Lise Lévesque
Marie-Josée Lavoie

Technical coordinator
Jean-François Laprise
Brigitte Sénéchal

Line producer
Johanne Bergeron

Executive producer
Yves Bisaillon

Production
National Film Board of Canada

Running Time
1h15 min 51 s

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